PERSONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 201, 3 February 1915, Page 4

PERSONAL.

Mr and Mrs Frank Ross,'of Auckland, are staying at the Mountain Housed Major Charles Cornwall is second in command of the Imperial Light Horse in South Africa. An exti a,ct from India Army 1 Orders V states that Captain J. B, Duigan, New /.calami, has recently graduated at the Staff College. 1 A London cable states that-the Bight *. 'Hon. C. F. G. Masterman .has resigned' the Chancellorship of .Duchy of ,•■ ' Lancaster. Among the volunteers who have been called upon to re[>ort at-\* , Trcnthaui for active service aro Messrs, i J D. Web-aor, S. Paul, Reg. Quilliam, and I 'I. Kirkby. | After studying medicine for some time in London, Mr J. Shaw, son of Mr;, [ | Stanley Shaw, returned to New (Ry--1 mouth on Monday, his health having greatly benefited by the trip. The success of two New Plymouth High. School pupils (A. M. Sutherland, of ' | M&naia), and W. N. Leech at the recent l-cxaminations for cadetships at the ,DunI troon College, has'caused much eatisI faction amongst those connected witii ' I the school.' - One of the earliest pioneers of i".« I Norsewood settlement, Mrs. Magdoline Hansen, relict of the late Mr Math's* I Hansen, passed away on Friday." The <*\ ! deceased lady, who was 81 years ol age, was well known, and was a highly'respected resident. : \, Mr J. Davis, of the clerical staff of the Hawera railway station, has been appointed stationmaster' at Midhir-i. Mr Northover, stationmaster at Nor- < manhy, is promoted to Feilding. He .s t(.- be succeeded by Mr F. Findlay, «f Palmerston North. Mr Townscnd. rf i Normanby, has been transferred to Ha- " rtin. !'' News received by the last English ma i states that Captain Percy Noble, a" * nephew ■ of Mr It. T. Noble Beaslcy, \>i : Wellington, was in command of one of ' the large armoured' bruisers of Admiral Sturdee's fleet in the Falkland Islands tattle in December. Captain NoW6, who was formerly a commander on the . Royal yacht Victoria and Albert, trans- - ferred to tne of the ships of the North. ] Sea Fleet in April last. ' The death of Major-General Sir Luke O'Connor is announced by cable from London. He was born, at Elphin, in' ' the county of Roscommo, Iresland, in 1832, and enlisted with the Welsh Fusiliers in 1849. He had a fine record for gallantry on the. field, of battle, and •• v. on the medal with two the Victoria Cross, and the Sardinian an J Turkish medals duribg the Crimean' «■ war. He went through the Indian j| Mutiny and Aahantee campaign with * distinction. The decoration of tne V.C. was earned at Alma, in the Criu.ea. ,i Scrgt. O'Connor was one of the centre sirgeants. and advanced between officers ■ carrying the colours. When near the redoubt, Lieutenant Anstruther, who was carrying a colour, was mortally "wounded, and fell; O'Connor, though shot in the breast, snatched up the colour and curried it to the end of the action, - though urged to relinquish it and go l to the Tear on account of his wound. For ifbis he also received his commission and the thanks of Sir G. Brown and General Codn'ngton on the field.'